I will tell you where you can find free manure in Athens Greece – Attica (from equines – horses, mules and donkeys) and how you can get it for ecological fertilizer and to improve the soil in your garden or pots in the cities, so that you can have great production, strong and healthy plants. …
The photo shows two Santorini tomatoes, from tomato plants that have come from the same seed. We all know that Santorini tomatoes are generally small in size, they are very tasty, they are hardy, they are shaped like small pumpkins. And yet the photo shows 2 Santorini tomatoes with an obvious difference in size. The …
Santorini tomato – The importance of soil in growth and size Read More »
Autumn (September, October, November) are the months when we plant lettuce and onions in the garden. You can find lettuce seedlings at nurseries and farm supply stores in your neighborhood. Lettuce To plant lettuce, dig a small hole by hand. Place the lettuce seedling inside and dig it in. Press the soil so that it …
“HARVESTATION” is the process whereby fertile land becomes a desert as a result of drought, deforestation and improper agricultural activity. “Desertification, climate change, lignite and the electricity bill in Greece and worldwide” could have been the secondary title… Huge areas of the planet are being deserted or have already been deserted. In these areas, there …
The use of wood chips (shredded wood) in the garden is an old organic technique for enriching the soil with nutrients. Wood chips are the product of the shredding of pruned tree branches using a compost shredder. Wood chips are small pieces of wood. In this article I’ll discuss the use of wood chips in …
I describe important work in February in my garden, in Greece. February is an active month in the garden as I prepare for Spring which is coming in a few days. How quickly has this winter gone by too? We are already into the last month of it. There is no more time to put …
